Helmut Newton

oversized gelatin silver print, signed, titled, and dated in ink and with the photographer's 'Paris' copyright stamp on the reverse, framed, 1973 

Christie's East, New York, 8 October 1999, Sale 8305, Lot 276

Helmut Newton, White Women (Munich, 1976), p. 27

This oversized photograph, on double-weight paper with a slight surface sheen, is in generally fair to good condition. There is yellow and rust-colored foxing and chalky accretions throughout the image and margins, primarily visible under raking light. The paper is slightly age-darkened, which is more noticeable at the margin edges. There are adhesive remains along the edges on the reverse and a small, abraded area at the upper left corner. '14' is written in an unidentified hand in pencil at the lower left corner.
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